Woolworths Taste – August 2019

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44 TASTE AUGUST 2019

DRINK LIKEA PRO

The wino files

Howlongcanyoukeepanopenbottleinthefridge?Whichwineswillagewell?Andwhichvarietalis

really the most versatile? We asked three women in the wine biz to answer our most pressing questions

TABLE TALK

NormaRatcliffeofWarwickWine

Estateisoneofmyicons.Shelearnt

howtomake,sellandmarketwine,and

establisha winebrand.Shewasahead

ofhertimeandherpioneeringcareer

pavedthewayforthenextgeneration.

SauvignonBlancisyourgo-to

“onewinefitsall”variety.AtSteenberg

wehavea sparklingSauvignonBlancfor

drinksandcanapés,SteenbergSauvignon

Blancforstarters,RattlesnakeSauvignon

Blancforscrumptiouspastamains,and

BlackSwanSauvignonBlancwithseafood.

Thenit’sbacktosparklingSauvignon

Blancwitha fruitydessert.

I canalwaysfinda reasontoopen

a bottleofbubblesand,athome,I make

surethatI neverrunoutofSteenberg 1682

ChardonnayMCC(R199.99atWoolies).It

has beautifulGrannySmithapplearomas

withovertonesofbriocheanda creamy

freshmouthfeel,andpairsnicelywith

oystersandseafoodorcheeseplatters.

I don’tlikebeingtoldwhichwine

topairwitha dish.I liketomakeup

myownmindbecauseI believeweall

experiencethetasteoffoodandwine

slightlydifferently.Sohowabouthaving

redwinewithyourdessertfora change?

ThinkNebbiolowitha Gorgonzola

fritter,poachedNebbiolopear,candied

kumquatsandNebbiolo syrup.

steenbergfarm.com

THEBLOGGER

&MARKETER

GosiaYoung

I wasdrawntothe

worldofwineforits

beautifulbalancebetweentheartsand

sciences.Wineis 50%chemistryand

correctmeasurements and 50% skill,

craft and luck.

Thebiggestmisconceptionabout

SAwinesis thatwedon’thavethe

credentialstomakeexpensive,iconic

wines.Fortoolongwehavebeenseen

as“goodvalueformoneyfromthe

newworld”.Butweproducepremium

winesthatcomfortablystackupagainst

anythingtherestoftheworldcan

produce.Weshouldbelieveinour

ownproductsandsupportthe

industry by buying local.

THEWINEMAKER

ElundaBasson,

Steenberg

Makingwinehas

taughtmethatany

momentcanbeturnedintoa special

occasionsimplybychoosingtherightwine.

I’velearnttostayhumbledbythebeauty

of natureandtorespectterroirasthetrue

starting point of an amazing wine.